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Graduate Application Support Analyst

Salary Competitive

Are you interested in a career in software development? If you enjoy working with cutting edge technology and want to make an impact within a dynamic organisation, then AquaQ Analytics is for you. Founded in 2011, we have grown from 3 people to 80 people. We are a young company with a strong focus on developing our employees.


We are looking for anyone from a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) background. Programming experience is beneficial but not necessary as our comprehensive training programming does not assume any prior programming experience. We are looking for logical thinkers and problem solvers.

For more information on what to expect please see our Graduate Case Studies: www.aquaq.co.uk/careers/#graduates.

Key Responsibilities:

- Investigation/triage and communication regarding any issues that occur raised by application monitoring or through a client enquiry

- Prioritisation of major issues over other issues raised

- Analysing API calls or application code for minor bugs and reviewing error log files

- Analysis of financial prices/data and reports that is received into the bank platform

- Ability to escalate to other teams and summarise any problems to them

- Assisting Team Lead with any projects that are required in terms of task items/updating monitoring or proactive measures

- Ability to work shifts

The profile of the people we are looking for is:

- Minimum 2:1 Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or any other scientific/engineering discipline

- Ability to learn new programming languages and financial concepts quickly, logical thinkers and problem solvers

- Capable of working both independently and within a team

- Excellent client facing skills

- Prior experience of working in Capital Markets/Investment Banking is a plus but not essential

- Prior experience of working as part of an Application Support Team

- Experience of Linux is desirable but not essential

Benefits:

In addition to highly competitive salaries we offer the following:

- Accelerated career progression /training and development plan

- Company pension plan

- Company bonus scheme

- Increasing holiday entitlement

 

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Maternity / paternity leave
Maternity / paternity leave

Pension plan
Pension plan

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Near public transit
Near public transit

Working at
AquaQ Analytics

AquaQ Analytics Limited is a provider of specialist data management, data analytics and data mining services to clients operating within the capital markets and other sectors. Our domain knowledge, combined with advanced analytical techniques and expertise in best-of-breed technologies, helps our clients get the most out of their data. Areas of expertise include the following: - Provision of kdb+ consultants to clients for support and development roles - Provision of kdb+ Training courses to clients – online and classroom - Development of Bespoke Trading Systems & Big Data Implementations - Datawatch Panopticon Professional Services - Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Services - Provision of Oracle and Java Consultancy Services - Cloud & Hybrid Cloud System Architecture & Integration Headquartered in Belfast, the company has grown to over 90 consultants, servicing an ever expanding global client base of Investment banks and hedge funds. Consultants are based directly on client site or increasingly work out of the Belfast HQ under a near shore operating model. Q4 2016 witnessed a doubling of the HQ office space and the establishment of AquaQ Analytics US Inc. to service the US market with onsite consultants. 2017 will see our expansion into Asia.

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